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    "id": 1158861,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1158861/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. On 23rd March, I gave a Statement on the Floor of this House about the World Meteorological Day celebrated on 23rd March of every year. It is celebrated to raise awareness on the importance of meteorology, weather changes and all that. As they seek the Statement from the concerned office, there is need to find out if we have enough trained meteorologists in the country, and if they have been distributed to the county governments. The role of this Department is to ensure we are food secure. The information on the changing weather patterns is very important because it helps, especially farmers and traders, to make predictions. There are instances where farmers plant maize and all of a sudden it is too hot or the crops are infested by insects, and it leads to waste. To avoid this, we need good gadgets in order for the meteorologists to do an efficient job. There is also the need to investigate if they are training meteorologists in our colleges and universities. If they are trained, are they assured of jobs? Have county governments put in place any measures to ensure that the Kenya Meteorological Department is working in the counties for the purpose of helping our farmers not encounter any losses? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Statement."
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